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Abstract #5767 Published in IGR 2-1

Optic nerve enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging in arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy

Lee AG; Eggenberger ER; Kaufman DI; Manrique C
Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology 1999; 19:235-237


Although optic nerve enhancement may be seen in magnetic resonance imaging of radiation-induced ischemic optic neuropathy, similar enhancement in ischemic optic neuropathy has not been previously reported in the English-language neuro-ophthalmological literature. The authors report three cases of optic nerve enhancement in biopsy-proven arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy. Clinicians should consider giant cell arteritis in the differential diagnosis of an optic neuropathy with optic nerve enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr. A.G. Lee, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA


Classification:

10 Differential diagnosis e.g. anterior and posterior ischemic optic neuropathy



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